Buddhism Quote by Sharon Salzberg

“In the ancient Indian Pali language, the words for mind and heart are the same. And the Chinese character for mindfulness is a combination…

— Shamash Alidina

“The Buddhists had a helpful analogy here. Picture the mind like a waterfall, they said: the water is the torrent of thoughts and emotions;…

— Dan Harris

Mindfulness is the direct application of Buddhist teachings to a physical event, a way of doing or accomplishing something, or a way of thinking…

— Frederick Lenz

Mindfulness, as defined by the Buddha, means awareness of incessant change, of arising and vanishing, inside of your own body, which is the ultimate…

— Paul Fleischman

Mindfulness is not just a word or a discourse by the Buddha, but a meaningful state of mind. It means we have to be…

— Ayya Khema

Mindfulness is often spoken of as the heart of Buddhist meditation. It's not about Buddhism, but about paying attention. That's what all meditation is,…

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

In Asian languages, the word for 'mind' and the word for 'heart' are same. So if you're not hearing mindfulness in some deep way…

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Mindfulness could also be described as "heartfulness" because it is really about a compassionate awareness.”

— J. Mark G. Williams

In Asian languages, the word for mind and the word for heart are the same word.

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

In Chinese, the word for heart and mind is the same -- Hsin. For when the heart is open and the mind is clear…

— Stephen Levine

Mind is a door that leads you outside in the world; meditation is the door that leads you to your interiority - to the…

— Rajneesh

One of the ideas that runs through this book [Lincoln in the Bardo] is this Buddhist notion that the mind is incredibly powerful; not…

— George Saunders